Help keep Salon independent

Jillian Peterson

People pay tribute and mourn at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 31, 2022. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped — and kill more people

David Riedman, James Densley, Jillian Peterson
MAY 24: People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

With months still to go, 2022 has already seen a record number of school shootings

James Densley, David Riedman, Jillian Peterson
MAY 24: People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Criminology experts: Here’s what we know about school shootings — and the gunmen who carry them out

James Densley, Jillian Peterson
Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14 in Buffalo, New York. At least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store. The shooter is in police custody. (John Normile/Getty Images)

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by racial hatred

James Densley, Jillian Peterson